Ala. man arrested in murder of twins, sitter
Deandra Marquis Lee, wanted in the murder of two twin girls and their 73-yea-old babysitter, was arrested Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Selma, Ala. / CBS/AP/WAKA
(AP) SELMA, Ala. - A man charged with killing 9-year-old twins and their 73-year-old baby sitter has been arrested in Alabama.
Prosecutor Michael Jackson says 22-year-old Deandra Marquis Lee was arrested Saturday morning in Selma. Authorities found him at an apartment complex after someone called in a tip to a hotline set up by state officials.
Jackson says Lee didn't resist when authorities arrived to arrest him.
Lee is wanted in the slayings of Jordan Dejerinett and his sister Taylor, plus 73-year-old Jack Mac Girdner.
Authorities say Girdner was a retired anesthesiologist who sometimes cared for the children. The bodies of all three were found Tuesday in rural Lowndes County. Police say they were shot.
The search for Lee was concentrated in Dallas County, where he was acquitted in a double murder last year.
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- Nut cases shouldn't be out on bond "Lee has a criminal record and is out on bond from Dallas County for being in possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest and violation of a license to carry a pistol".
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- Okay.... they'd better have one strong motive here for this and the "Acquitted for double murder" leans me to believe that he is one of the 'common suspects' you hear them laugh about on TV who are the first police go after for everything.
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- My guess is no motive has been mentioned to protect the integrity of the investigation. I bet the police want to ensure the suspect does not get away with murder a second time. Still, my guess is, given the elderly victim was an anesthesiologist, the suspect robbed then killed him and the twins.
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- Pretty crazy, no motive stated? Wonder what's up with this?
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- 'Acquitted for double murder last year'.......interesting.
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- Hopefully he wont be acquitted this time...and he gets the needle in the arm. 22years old and already killed possibly 5 people.
